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Definition of Penury
1. Noun. A state of extreme poverty or destitution. "A general state of need exists among the homeless"
Exact synonyms: Indigence, Need, Pauperism, Pauperization
Generic synonyms: Impoverishment, Poorness, Poverty
Specialized synonyms: Beggary, Mendicancy, Mendicity
Derivative terms: Indigent, Needy, Pauperize, Penurious
Generic synonyms: Impoverishment, Poorness, Poverty
Specialized synonyms: Beggary, Mendicancy, Mendicity
Derivative terms: Indigent, Needy, Pauperize, Penurious
Definition of Penury
1. n. Absence of resources; want; privation; indigence; extreme poverty; destitution.
Definition of Penury
1. extreme poverty [n -RIES]